The Wyrm received a letter midway through the meeting, prompting him to end it early.
The Watcher's secret message replayed in his mind over and over. Clearly, he was in a foul mood.
The guards behind the Wyrm watched their king with grave expressions. The rain parted just before touching him, shielding him from its assault.
That phenomenon meant he was drawing on the power within him.
[Your Majesty, a new and dangerous lead has emerged in the missing persons case. The songstress Marissa was attacked, and her assailant escaped.
However, she described the circumstances in detail. I now have reason to suspect that the true culprit behind the disappearances is inside the Soul Sanctum.
As stated in previous reports, many of the missing showed signs of having struggled.
The contamination of their souls matches what we found at recent crime scenes.
I have investigated the Soul Sanctum and found sufficient evidence to arrest and charge every bug inside.
However, Soul Master Aldren Lizer has sealed off the upper levels with multiple Soul Barriers, shutting us out.
I am deeply ashamed. Despite my best efforts, I have been unable to break through.
I implore you to come and handle this matter as soon as possible.
-Lurien
-Your Watcher]
Every word stung the Wyrm's eyes. He swore he had not been this angry since declaring lifeblood heretical and casting it into the depths of the Abyss.
Although the Wyrm knew how adamant Aldren was about conducting soul experiments, he had never imagined the man would sink this low.
At first, Aldren had promised him that establishing the Soul Sanctum would serve only to use their accumulated knowledge to rid Hallownest of suffering.
So he had permitted it. Yet how many years had it been?
And now Aldren had done this.
Forcibly